Washing-machine



l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJN. H. PEARSON ANI) DANL. B. NEAL, OF MOUNT GILEAD, OHIO.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 18,407, dated October 13, 1857.

T0 all 'whom t may concer/n:

Be it known that we, BENJAMIN I-I. PEAR- soN and DANIEL B. NEAL, of Mount Gilead, in the State of Ohio, have invented cert-ain new and useful Improvements in Washing- Machines; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and eXact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of our invention consists in the arrangement and operation of certain devices for washing clothes, the peculiarities of which will be hereinafter disclosed.

In order that those skilled in the art may use and manufacture our invention we will proceed to give a description of its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawings which make a part of this specification Figure l is a plan view of the machine. Fig. 2 `is a section taken in the line m Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a view of a head and rubbers. l

In Fig. I, A represents the circular head, to which the rubbers are attached. O is the tub or vessel in which the heads are operated. is a cross plate stationed on the top ofthe machine by means of pins (a a) and serves to keep shaft F in proper position and also serves to support the levers (B, B). B and B are levers, B, being attached to shaft F and operating it, B being attached to hollow shaft, G, and operating it in a different direction. C and C', are levers attached respectively to levers B, B, at one end, their other ends being attached to the connecting cross piece (c). This cross piece c, it will be seen is attached to lever D, whichlever operates C C, B, B, shafts F, and G, and Yconsequently the two heads of the machine in different directions; H, is a slotted guide for the lever D.

In Fig. 2, O is the tubor vessel. A and A are the two heads 0f the machine. F, is a shaft resting on the bottom of the machine and to which is attached firmly the head, A. G, is a botton shaft through which shaft F passes and to which head A is attached as seen. B is a lever attached to shaft F, and B is a lever attached to shaft Gr, both connecting as seen in Fig. 1 with lever D. (e e) are catches on lever D,

for attaching cross piece (c) seen in Fig. 2 to said lever. (d) is a hook or ring attaching lever D, at its lower extremity to the machine. the lever extremity of shaft F, and serve to keep it in position.

Fig. 3 is simply a head of the machine showing the rubbers. Each one of the heads A and A are provided with these rubbers, which may be made semicircular or any convenient and desirable form.

In the operation of this machine the cross piece (c) being detached from lever D, we raise cross piece E to which is attached the levers, C C', and B, B, shaft Gr, and the upper head A. This being done we proceed to place the clothes to be washed be'- tween the two heads A and A. We then replace the cross piece E, attach the lever D, and proceed to operateit backward and forward. Lever D itwill be seen, operat ing upon C, C and B, B, give the two heads of the machine motion in different directions from each other. The clothes are thus rubbed between the two heads without the constant tendency to move around with the head in the machine. The heads thus moving in diierent directions tend to turn the clothes over and over while being rubbed and being kept in constant motion of this kind the dirt is easily removed and the clothes cleansed. The rubbing heads of the machine maybe placed close together so that small articles of clothing` may be washed, but it will be perceived that in washing larger articles or a number at a time the head A will be raised up by the clothes and will press on them with its own and the weight of the levers B, B and C C, or if these are not sufficient an additional weight may be used and applied to head A. The cross piece E raises up and down on the pins a a) (the levers working equally well in any position it assumes) and thus allows of the adjustibility of the head A to suit the volume of clothes.

We do not claim any of the members of this machine to be new, lfor they may alln be found in every day use, but we are not aware that the peculiar arrangement and operat-ion of the devices which we have employed in our invention have ever before c and b form a spring catch for been used in this connection and for this ed, and operating in the manner and for the purpose. purpose set forth.

Having thus fully described our inven- BENJAMIN H. PEARSON. tion what We do claim and desire to secure DANIEL B. NEAL. s by Letters Patent is Witnesses:

The heads or disks A A, in combination F. H. DALRYMPLE, With the adjustable cross piece E, eonstruct- JOHN RYAN. 

